Updated: Jakub Kindl wants to earn his keep on Red Wings' roster

The Macomb Daily's Chuck Pleiness spoke to would-be Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl, who will start the season with the Red Wings, but that's not how Kindl's approaching his level of job security heading into training camp:

September 15, Macomb Daily: “I don’t even know if I’m going to stay here,” Kindl said. “I’ve got
to show it to everyone that I can be a part of the Red Wings. It will
be hard. I’ve never been in a situation like this. I’ve just got to wait
and see what happens. I’m getting closer to my dream,” Kindl said. “I’ve just to work my butt off and get ready for whatever happens.”...“I’ve got to show everyone I can play in the NHL and that I really want to be part of the Detroit Red Wings,” Kindl said. “I know what I’ve got to do better,” Kindl added. “I’ve got to be
defensively and get used to the speed. Watching all the players
practicing and playing has helped me as well.”

“I think he’s going to play on our team,” Wings coach Mike Babcock
said. “He’s a big kid that can pass the puck and skate. The challenge
for him now is to find the confidence to be an NHL player. There is no
question in (our minds) that he’s ready to play. But now you have to
decide you’re ready to play, it doesn’t matter what we think. He has a lot of the things we think are important to play on the
backend in the (NHL),” Babcock added. “Now the ball is in his court.
He’s got my confidence. All he has to do now is look after himself.”

Update 3:50 AM Thursday: Kindl continued in speaking to the Free Press's George Sipple:

September 16, Detroit Free Press: "I have to show everyone I can play in NHL and I really want to be part
of the Detroit Red Wings," Kindl said. "I know what I got to do better. I
been talking about it every year -- be better defensively. Get used to
the speed and watching all the players practicing, I think it will help
me a lot as well."

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"He's a big kid who can pass the puck and skate," Babcock said. "The
challenge for him now is to find the confidence to be an NHL player.
There's no question in our mind ... that he's ready to play. But now the
part is you got to decide you're ready to play."

Asked
what Kindl needs to do to win his confidence, Babcock said: "He's got
my confidence. Now all he's got to do is look after himself. That's the
biggest thing. No one ahead of him is giving him the job. Rusty Salei is
coming here and it might take him a little bit to do what we do, but
he's a good player. We
all know there's lots of injuries in the National Hockey League. He's
here fighting for ice time and more opportunity to play."